The Reorganisation of European Hazelnut Genetic Resources in the SAFENUT (AGRI GEN RES) Project
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Abstract:
During the period 2007-2010, the European Project SAFENUT: “Safeguard
of almond and hazelnut genetic resources from traditional uses to modern agroindustrial opportunities”, has been carried out in Europe, by researchers from six European countries and the participation of 11 different partners. Several aspects referred to Corylus avellana L., were tackled: the survey of local national and European hazelnut collections and on farm recovery of “ecotypes”; the evaluation of
plant material (morphological, biochemical and molecular assessment); the creation
of a hazelnut core collection; the analysis of ecological, economic and socio-cultural
aspects related to sustainable production and traditional knowledge; and, finally, the
establishment of the SAFENUT website and database. With the aim to harmonise
the morphological evaluations, specific descriptors were elaborated for the
characterization of genetic materials, both in the permanent collection and in new
selections. 306 hazelnut accessions were analyzed at 10 SSR loci in order to verify
the genetic authenticity. The main cultivars of each country were evaluated for fatty
acids, tocopherols, phenolic compounds, mineral and protein contents. In the light of
the above, the multivariate analysis of the entire data allowed the creation of the
hazelnut core collection. The recovery of traditional knowledge was undertaken by
different activities: questionnaires were elaborated following the interviews of
students and their parents in all partner countries; a survey on the festivals related
to this species was carried out and a publication was released. Furthermore, 63 filled
questionnaires addressed to farmers offered the opportunity to compare problems,
technical practices and biodiversity at the European level. Finally, the SAFENUT
Database, a web interface available at the address: hppt://www.safenut.net, has been
set up in order to provide users driven on-line search-queries, across multi-trait data
based on germplasm evaluation. The European SAFENUT experience has allowed
the realization of an efficient working group, able to draw out the authentic
significance of genetic resources, not only working on the unique genetic
background offered by genetic resources, but also on the cultural meaning that they represent.
Tipologia CRIS:
03A-Articolo su Rivista
Keywords:
Corylus avellana L.; characterization; traditional knowledge; database
Elenco autori:
L. Bacchetta; D. Avanzato; B. Di Giovanni; R. Botta; P. Boccacci; P. Drogoudi;
I. Metzidakis; M. Rovira; J.P. Sarraquigne; A.P. Silva; A. Solar and D. Spera
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